Shoe-shining apparatus.



, U. W. SGHELL. SHOE SHINING APPARATUS. APPLIOATIOI? FILED JULY 27, 1907 Patented Jan. 19, 1909.

, llffinea eyl r JGW UNIT STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHRISTIAN W. SCHELL, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CHARLES P.

. MATHEWSON, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO. i

SHOE- SHINING- APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 19, 1909.

, Application filed Iuly,27 1907. Serial No. 385,900.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN W. ScHELL, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Guyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful- Improvements in Shoe- Shining Apparatus and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact deof the case for receiving a dauber or pastea plyin body or material instrumentalin t e app ication to the shoe to be shined of blacking or paste kept on hand in a receptacle formed at the other end of the case.

The primary object of this invention is to produce a simple and convenient shoe-shining apparatus which comprises a polishing band extending through a slot formed in a cylindrical case which incloses a winding drum to which the band is attached and which has bearing in the heads of the case.

Another object is to facilitate the assemblage of the component parts of the apparatus.

With these objects in view, and to the end of realizing other advantages hereinafter appearing, this invention consists in certain features of construction, and combinations of parts, hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of shoe-shining apparatus embodying my invention, and in this figure the polishing band is partially with drawn from the drum-inclosing case. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on line 22, Fig. 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrow, except that Fig. 2isdrawn on a larger scale than Fig. 1. Figs. 3 and l are transverse sections on line 33, and line 44, respectively, Fig. 2,, looking inwardly, except that in Figs. 3 and 4 the polishing band is shown wound u Fig. 5 is a transverse section on line 5, Fi 2, looking in the direcn. indicated by the arrow. Fig. S is a con- 'ceptacles i sidcrably enlarged section in detail on line 6- Fig. 4, looking in the direction indicated by' the arrow.

Referring to the drawings, B indicates a winding drum which is hollow or chambered interiorly, as at b. The interior. chamber 1) 3f the drum extends from end to end of the rum.

The drum is contained within and ar-- ranged centrally and longitudinally of an inclosing case which comprises a cylindrical sheet metal shell A which extends from end to end of the drum and. is enough larger transversely than the drum to accommodate the winding upon the drum within the case of a polishing band It. The case also comprises two sheet metal heads O and C arranged at opposite ends respectively of the shell A and secured to or rendered rigid with the latter in any approved manner. Each head C is bulged outwardlycentrally of thehead, as at 10, to form a bearing for We adja cent end of the drum. Hence, the drum extends between and has bearing in both heads. A torsional spiral spring D is arranged within and extends longitudinally and from end to end of the chamber b of the drum. 7 The spring D is coiled around a sheet metal barrel E which is arranged within and extends longitudinally of the drum B. The barrel E is enough smaller transversely than the drum B to freely accommodate the location of the barrel and the spring within the drum. The spring is attached at one end, as at 12, to the barrel and at its other end, as at 13, to the drum. The spring D acts to retain the bind R wound on the drum B. Each head 0 is provided with a laterally and outwardly projecting internally screwthreaded flange 14 extending circumferentially of the head, and a correspondingly externally screw-threaded receptacle F is screwed into the said flange. Oneof the re- F is used for holding shoe-blacking or paste (not shown) to be applied to the boot or shoe to be shined, and the other receptacle is used for holding a dauber-forming body or material (not shownlsuitable for use in applying the blacking or paste to the boot or shoe. It will be observed therefore that theflanges 14 of the heads C constitute means instrumental-in the attachment, to

the case, of the receptacles employed in holdto end of the drum.

arm-overlapping far enough and ing the blecking or paste end body or material.

The shoe-polishing bend it is wound on. the drum B between the heads C, being attached at one end to the drum.

Preferably the surrounding Wall of the chsmber i) of the drum is provided with a slot 16 which extends longitudinall and from end The polishing bend extends through the slot 16 end is attached or pesteepplying held in any approved manner to the drum interiorly cfthe drum Where the hand-ettech ing means are out of tho way.

The shell A is provided with 2. slot 17 which extends longitudinslly of the shell, end the band B extends through. the said slot end is reinforced at its outer end by a sheet me tel stri .18 to which the band is suitably attecied, which strip extends transversely of the band.

Each heed C is preferably attached to the shell A the sides of the slot 17 by two lugs 20 which. are formed upon the said shell and project letereily end outwardly from the shell through slots or perforations 22 formed in the said head at o posits sides respectively of the said slot and hent over or clenched, as at 23, at the outer side of the said head. Each hen-d C is also preferably secured to the shell A at a point diametrically opposite the slot 17 by :1 lug 24 formed on the said shell and projecting laterally and outvverdl y from the she l through ui slot or perforation 25 formed in the said head and bent over or clenched, as at 26, theouter side of the head.

The barrel shiftsble endwise, and means whereby the ring D may be readily placed under greats r less tension are pro vided and prefer :nprise two arms 27 formed upon one end 0 the bsrrel l] at opposite sides respectively of the barrel, which arms extend through e hole 28 formed in and centrally of the adjacent heed C and project at the outer side of the said head radially of theberrel in opposite directions respectively and the said head is provided at its o'utersidc with lugs arranged to so engage the arms 27 as to prevent running down of the spring. That is, each arm 27 is normally engaged by tliet side edge of the lug 30 which faces opposite to the direction in which the barrel is turned in placing the spring under additional tension, and the said lug also extends over the outer side of the said ii-n1, at 32, shown very clearly in Fig. 6. When, therefore, the tension of the spring is to be reduced. the barrel E is first turned by manual power applied to the arms 27 in the direction required to remove the arms from under the portions 32 of the lugs 30, said barrel is shifted endwise in. the direction-required to remove the arms 27 outwardly from the lugs whereupon the 1 l 1 l l I l l of the drum and is prov through the opening '28 in respect:

heed C.

It will be observed that the E preferably shorter than the chsmher h, end the spring 1) is attached. to the barrel in suit able proximity to the arms 27 and s at its other end to the drum, y indiceted, and instrumental in holding the herrel in its nornisl position endwise.

What I claim is:

1. In shoe-shining sppe stus, a- Winding drum provided intcrioriy with e chamber which extends lon itudinelly er the drum a drum-inclosing csse comprising shell Wllic extends longitudinally and circuinierentiel of the druniend nrovided with tendinglongitudinally of the I ell, also comprising heads closing the e shell and supporting the drum and seid heads being provided cs trelly 1 opening; a polish' 1g bend extending through the et'oresaid sic-tend operetiveiy connecte with the drum; a barrel arranged Within an longitudinall T of the chamber i drum and provided with en errn extending through the aforesaid opening, and s spir 5 springcoiled around the barre and attached one end to the barrel and at the other end to the drum, which spring sets in the direction required to retain the bend Wound on drum, and the lest-mentioned heed provided at its outer side with e iugerrtoprevent movement of the aforesaid a the direction required to p 1 init down of the spring.

2. In shoeshining apparatus, i drum provided interiorly with which extends longitudine y of drun1-inclosing comprising e 1, extends longitudinally and sir-cum he led with st 1 tending longitudinally of the shell, seid also comprising heads closing the ends of shell and supporting the drum one of said head; being provided centrally v. 1th opening; a polishing bend extending through the slot in the shell and operetively co ed *ith the drum; e barrel arranged. I end longitudinally of the chamber of the drum and sliiltsble endwise toward the outer end of the aforesaid-opening, said barrel. be ing provided with an arm extending through the said opening and projecting at the outer side of the opening over the outer side ofthe last-rncntior1cd heed, end it spiral spring coiled around the barrel and etteched at one end to the barrel adjacent the lest-mention d 30 head and at the other end to the drum, which far enough to accommodate turning of the spring acts to rotate the drum 111 the direction required. to retain the band Wound on In testimony whereof, I sign file foregoing the drum, and thelarst-mentioned head being specification, in the presence of We wie previded at its outer side with :1 lug projec'rmesses. ing over the outer side of the arm and ar- 5 ranged to prevent movement of the arm in I Witnesses:

the directiorge required to permit running C. H. DORER, down of the spring. l Vrc'roze G. LYNCH. 

